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〜というより

N3
to iu yori

rather than; not so much A as B

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + というより

Chinese meanings

与其说……不如说……

Chinese formation

动词、形容词简体/名词+というより

Chinese usage

修正前面的说法,指出后面的描述更贴切。

Chinese notes

后项常与むしろ连用。

Examples

  • 今日きょうは涼すずしいというより、寒さむいくらいだ。
    Today it's not so much cool as almost cold.
    今天与其说凉爽,不如说都有点冷了。
  • 彼かの女じょは友とも達だちというより、家か族ぞくのような存そん在ざいだ。
    She's less a friend than something like family to me.
    她与其说是朋友,不如说像家人一样。
  • それは意い見けんというより、ただの文もん句くだよ。
    That's not so much an opinion as just a complaint.
    那与其说是意见,不如说只是抱怨。

Notes

Corrects or refines a description: the second one fits better. Often followed by むしろ.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('to-iu-yori');
{
  "id": "to-iu-yori",
  "pattern": "〜というより",
  "romaji": "to iu yori",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "rather than; not so much A as B",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj / Noun + というより",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "今日は涼しいというより、寒いくらいだ。",
      "furigana": "{今日|きょう}は{涼|すず}しいというより、{寒|さむ}いくらいだ。",
      "en": "Today it's not so much cool as almost cold."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼女は友達というより、家族のような存在だ。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{友達|ともだち}というより、{家族|かぞく}のような{存在|そんざい}だ。",
      "en": "She's less a friend than something like family to me."
    },
    {
      "ja": "それは意見というより、ただの文句だよ。",
      "furigana": "それは{意見|いけん}というより、ただの{文句|もんく}だよ。",
      "en": "That's not so much an opinion as just a complaint."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "comparison"
  ],
  "notes": "Corrects or refines a description: the second one fits better. Often followed by むしろ.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "77b521e4f5435aebb1d1ef88e6b3e8ed79949effd6bddf660b054ae69d86eb12",
    "meanings": [
      "与其说……不如说……"
    ],
    "formation": "动词、形容词简体/名词+というより",
    "explanation": "修正前面的说法,指出后面的描述更贴切。",
    "notes": "后项常与むしろ连用。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "今日は涼しいというより、寒いくらいだ。",
        "zh": "今天与其说凉爽,不如说都有点冷了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼女は友達というより、家族のような存在だ。",
        "zh": "她与其说是朋友,不如说像家人一样。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "それは意見というより、ただの文句だよ。",
        "zh": "那与其说是意见,不如说只是抱怨。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#to-iu-yori",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "5ffe9eb6b7487c49a579ca18dce855fbda3df206c04a050947e8570ba1b1908e"
  }
}